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''The Messenger Boy'' is a musical comedy in two acts by James T. Tanner and Alfred Murray, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, with music by Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton, with additional numbers by Paul Rubens. The story concerned a rascally financier who tries to discredit a rival in love. After a tryout in Plymouth, it opened at the Gaiety Theatre in London, managed by George Edwardes, on 3 February 1900 and ran for a very successful 429 performances. Harry Grattan and Edmund Payne starred. Marie Studholme later joined the cast. It had a Broadway run of 128 performances from 16 September 1901 to 4 January 1902. The director was Herbert Gresham, and the musical director was Louis F. Gottschalk. The cast included Georgia Caine as Nora, Jobyna Howland as Lord Punchestown, May Robson as Mrs. Bang and Flora Zabelle as Isabel Blyth. Rose Boote (professional name, Miss Rosie Boote), who also appeared in the London cast, so charmed Geoffrey Taylour, 4th Marquess of Headfort, that he married her in 1901. Rose Lady Headfort outlived her husband, dying in 1958.〔See Rose Lady Headfort's obituary in ''The Times'' (London) (reproduced here ).〕 The young ladies appearing in George Edwardes's shows became so popular that wealthy gentlemen, termed "Stage Door Johnnies", would wait outside the stage door hoping to escort them to dinner. In some cases, as here, a marriage resulted. ==Roles and original cast== *Hooker Pasha (Commissioner of the Nile) - Harry Nicholls *Cosmos Bey (Agent to Hooker Pasha) - E. J. Lonnen *Clive Radnor (a Queen's Messenger) - L. Mackinder *Captain Pott (of the "S.S. Shark") - Fred. Wright, Jun. *Professor Phunckwitz (a German Egyptologist) - Willie Warde *Comte Le Fleury - Robert Nainby *Mr. Tudor Pyke (a Financier) - John Tresahar *Lord Punchestown (Governor of El Barra) - William Wyes *Captain Naylor (of the P. and O. "S.S. Sirdar") - Harry Grattan *Mr. Gascoigne (an Amateur Journalist) - A. Hatherton *Purser - J. Thompson *Mr. Trotter - F. Standen *Tommy Bang (a District Messenger) - Edmund Payne *Nora (Lady Punchestown's Step-Daughter) - Violet Lloyd (later replaced by Marie Studholme) *Daisy Dapple (a Lady Journalist) - Grace Palotta *Mrs. Bang (Tommy's Mother) - Connie Ediss *Lady Punchestown (a Leader of London Society) - Maud Hobson〔(Photo of Maud Hobson ) as Lady Punchestown.〕 *Isabel Blyth - Rosie Boote *Lady Winifred - Margaret Fraser *Cecilia Gower - Maie Saqui *Rosa (Lady Punchestown's Maid) - Katie Seymour 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Messenger Boy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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